Painterhands

ABSTRACT

A new version of a paintbrush cures the painter&#39;s cramp from gripping a paintbrush for a long period of time and allows for a superior method of painting with more control covering a larger area in a faster time. A gloved version of the paint brush covers the painter&#39;s hands to keep them from getting paint on them. The paint brush is worn attached to a glove or on the hand or wrist so that the hand is free from gripping or holding the brush tightly. The width of the paintbrush allows for covering more area and faster painting and better control as an extension of the hand. A artists painters version could be used for small interchangeable or fixed brushes and tools and useful for other industries such as applying makeup useful for a makeup professional.

RELATED U.S. APPLICATION DATA

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to paint brushes. This invention is a replacement of the current paint brush or paint rollers. The instant invention fixes many issues with paint brushes and paint rollers. The instant invention cures painter's cramp from holding a brush painting for too long and allows the painters hands to be rested while painting. It also reduces shipping costs and waste of our natural resources as the current format paintbrush is wasting wood as a disposable product. The instant invention can also stop painters from getting paint on their hands by covering them with a glove. It can allow a painter to work faster by eliminating having to hold a brush. It can allow a painter to cover more area per stroke with a wider brush in a fan style format. The basic concept of the invention is simple attaching bristles directly to a glove or attaching a brush to the hand.

2. Description of Related Art

Paint Brushes are very well known and come in many formats and are sold all over the world. Current Paint brushes bristles are made of both synthetic fibers called chip brushes and natural hair brushes, both materials have benefits and preferred uses. Synthetic Paint Brushes are used for mechanical applications like spreading grease on a hot machine using a synthetic brush as well as the standard use to paint something. The two main existing formats are a standard paint brush for painting walls and a roller apparatus that utilizes a tray. The invention is a completely different form of a paint brush that replaces the current paint brush or roller options by attaching a paint brush directly to the hand, glove, or wrist. There are no known brush devices like this worn on gloves or wrists such as the instant invention that allows the hand to relax and not grip a brush, cover more area faster as an extension of the hand.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A brush or bristles that are worn on or attached to the hand arm or wrist via a glove, or strap, or straps to avoid the painters hand getting cramped from gripping a brush for a long period of time. This invention will be useful for painting paint on walls, but can be used as an artist painting a painting, or even a makeup artist applying makeup. The paintbrush can be a glove format to allow the painter to extend his or her fingers straight out to paint with nothing to grip, the glove has an added benefit to covers the painters hand or hands to avoid getting paint on them. This invention is a replacement to the existing paint brush formats currently available. The simplest form of the instant invention is comprised of a glove and brush bristles built into or attached to the glove. A webbed version glove holding more bristles is designed to widen or add to the area that is being painted allowing for fewer strokes to cover a broader area. A glove with a paper fan type structure attached to the back of the hand to hold even more bristles is a cure for making a wider brush to cover more area. A single brush per finger on a glove or attachment or artist's version of small paint brushes could be used for an artist painting a painting, this would allow the artist to have different colors on each finger and different style brushes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING(S)

FIG. 1 Is a view of the gloved version of the invention. FIG. 1A is the users wrist, FIG. 1B is the glove, FIG. 1C are the brush bristles

FIG. 2 Depicts a webbed gloved version to add area covered by the bristles. FIG. 2A glove, FIG. 2B bristles, FIG. 2C users wrist, FIG. 2D bristles attached to webbed areas in between all fingers and thumb.

FIG. 3 Depicts a back of the Hand worn version. The Human Hand is seen under the bristles. The device is strapped to the hand and wrist and the bristles are coming out of the depicted wooden device made to hold the bristles. The Human Hand FIG. 3A thumb is seen under the bristles. The device is strapped FIG. 3B to the hand and wrist and the bristles are coming out of the depicted device FIG. 3C made to hold the bristles.

FIG. 4 Depicts an artist's version for a painter of canvas, with a different bush or bristles on each finger over a glove. The brushes can be removed or changed out from one finger to the other. FIG. 4A user's wrist, FIG. 4B glove or hand, FIG. 4C straps to glove or fingers, FIG. 4D an individual artist paintbrush, FIG. 4E a painter's scraper. The brushes FIG. 4D can be removed from straps or glove FIG. 4C and changed out with other brushes or tools

FIG. 5 . Depicts a finger attachment version of the invention

FIG. 6 Depicts a gloved version of the invention showing a paint brush version highlighting the 3-dimension squared off bristles that a standard paint brush has. FIG. 6A paint brush bristles, FIG. 6B squared off dimension thickness. FIG. 6C human wrist.

FIG. 7 Depicts an arm worn extension device that allows the holder to pull and push the handle to open and close the bristles, allowing the painter to close bristles completely or partially and dip into a can, then open to expand the area being painted. FIG. 7A Handle controls the bristles which is restricted by FIG. 7B a containment, the bristles FIG. 7D go through, allowing the painter to pull back the handle FIG. 7C direction of motion pull back to close bristles completely or partially or push forward to open bristles and expand the bristle area.

FIG. 8 Depicts a scissor opening brush attached to the arm FIG. 8A Handle, FIG. 8B Straps, FIG. 8C Hinge, FIG. 8D Arm controlled by FIG. 8A, FIG. 8E Direction of motion of handle, FIG. 8F bristles.

FIG. 9 Depicts an arm worn device that allows a standard paint roller with extension to attach screw on.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a view of the gloved version of the invention bristles attached to the finger tips. FIG. 1A is the user's wrist, FIG. 1B is the glove, FIG. 1C are the bristles

FIG. 2 depicts a webbed gloved version to add area covered by the bristles, bristles attached to fingers and in-between fingers. FIG. 2A glove, FIG. 2B bristles, FIG. 2C user's wrist, FIG. 2D bristles attached to webbed areas in between all fingers and thumb.

FIG. 3 depicts a back of the Hand worn version. The Human Hand FIG. 3A thumb is seen under the bristles. The device is strapped FIG. 3B to the hand and wrist and the bristles are coming out of the depicted device FIG. 3C made to hold the bristles.

FIG. 4 depicts an artist's version for a painter of canvas, with a different bush or bristles on each finger over a glove. The brushes can be removed or changed out from one finger to the other. FIG. 4A user's wrist, FIG. 4B glove or hand, FIG. 4C straps to glove or fingers, FIG. 4D an individual artist paintbrush, FIG. 4E a painter's scraper. The brushes FIG. 4D can be removed from straps or glove FIG. 4C and changed out with other brushes or tools like a makeup professional having mascara wand on one finger and blush on another.

FIG. 5 depicts a finger attachment version of the invention

FIG. 6 depicts a gloved version of the invention showing a squared off thickness of a standard paint brush version. FIG. 6A depicting the side depth of the bristles connected to the glove via the horizontal line band which depicts the connection of the bristles to the glove a band or binding comprised of rubber, metal, silicon or other material binding the bristles to the glove. This horizontal line connection could be simply where the bristles are melted into a rubber or silicon glove with the length of bristles varying to allow more bristles to connect on any side of the glove and the bristles to be embedded in the glove as far down as the end of the glove where it meets the wrist to give more control to the user the entry point of the bristles to the glove could be any point of the tip of fingers down the base of the glove at the wrist. FIG. 6B depicting the 3-dimensional squared off depth of bristles (FIG. 6A) that a standard paint brush has. FIG. 6C the user's wrist of hand.

FIG. 7 Depicts an arm worn extension device that allows the holder to pull and push the handle FIG. 7A like a mop to open and close the bristles which is restricted by FIG. 7B a containment the bristles FIG. 7D go through, allowing the painter to pull back the handle FIG. 7C and close bristles completely or partially and dip into a can, then push forward open to expand the area being painted.

FIG. 8 Depicts an arm worn device FIG. 8D shown attached straps FIG. 8B that allows the holder to open and close the bristles FIG. 8F using a scissor motion handle FIG. 8A to open and close the bristles with hinge FIG. 8C, allowing the painter to close bristles completely or partially and dip into the paint or to squeeze to get excess paint off the bristles, allows to open to expand the area being painted and contract to paint a smaller area. FIG. 8E shows the apparatus direction opening and closing direction of the handle 8A controlling 8D closing the bristles and when 9E opens further opening 8D making wider bristles.

FIG. 9 Depicts an arm worn device that allows a standard paint roller with extension to attach or screw on. This gives the painter an easier way to paint up and down using arm attachment to hold the paint roller and alleviate the weight and allow for a larger roller. The pole is strapped to the arm and or wrist allowing the hand to grasp the roller for added control or to be free. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A paint brush or paint bristles that are worn, fastened, or attached to the hand, back of the hand, wrist, fingers, finger, or arm using a glove, strap, or other attachment device.
 2. A paint brush that opens and closes with the spreading of the fingers either or combined; in a glove like a hand fan, and or using a handle opening and closing the bristles or brushes in either a scissor like side to side open or a mop like forward backwards motion to open or close.
 3. A Paint Brush that is comprised of bristles that are attached to a glove or other hand or wrist or arm worn device; the bristles and glove or wrist device may be a made of any natural or synthetic material such as cotton, cloth, silicon, nylon, polyester, wood, rubber, natural fibers, or animal hair.
 4. Dependent on claim 1, a Paint Brush which has bristles attached to, or glued to a glove, paint bristles may be detachable from the glove or worn device.
 5. Dependent on claim 2, a paint brush further including multiple paint brushes attached to the hand or glove that can be fixed or be moved left to right on the glove to allow for expanding the bristles to cover a wider area.
 6. Dependent on claim 3, a paint brush glove with detachable interchangeable individual brushes or tools attached to the fingers or glove.
 7. Dependent on claim 3, a paint brush attaching to only the finger.
 8. Dependent on claim 2, a paint brush extension that opens and closes the bristles by pushing, pulling, or using a hinge on an arm worn device.
 9. Dependent on claim 1, a roller paint brush attached to the arm.
 10. Dependent on claim 3, a gloved paint brush with attached bristles in between fingers, and or between thumb and fingers on any part of the glove. 